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Two great thinkers on extremism, JK Rowling, and the power of storytelling

If you’re like me and you’ve watched one too many tarot reading videos and explainers of why Scorpios are Like That, you’re probably wondering why your spirituality-inclined TikTok For You Page is now filled with users lamenting that a tiny green piece of glass took their boyfriend away or disbanded their once tight-knit squad. The culprit? Moldavite: a rare tektite (not a crystal!) formed when a meteorite hit the earth in central Europe around 15 million years ago. Unlike crystals, which form when molten liquid (like lava) cools, tektites are created when the impact from a meteorite f...

A few words from the New Zealand Prime Minister on Anzac Day 2020. When Stuff asked for letters for our Anzac Day coverage, we were swamped with replies. Many people wrote lovingly about their relatives and the importance of the documents. Most of the items told a story, often tragic, about the trauma of war and the lasting impact on families. The documents held a sense of mana in the families, keeping the memory alive of someone that, in some cases, had died over a 100 years ago. Carole Brown from Titahi Bay provided two collections. One was from Carole’s father, Maurice Cammish, to his m...

Advertisement A solar-powered prototype house built in Wales produces 30 per cent more electricity than it consumes over the course of a year, scientists have revealed.   Over 12 months the house pulls 1,112 kWh of energy from the grid but generates a total of 1,458 kWh itself, creating a 31 per cent surplus which is all made by renewable means.  This 346 kWh annual difference is equivalent to saving 179 kg (395lbs) of carbon emissions, researchers say.  The £120,000 SOLCER House is a detached three-bedroom property built by the University of Cardiff.  A solar-powered prototype house b...

The Long Range Desert Group became legend while fighting a powerful enemy in an unforgiving climate. Here's What You Need to Know: The Long Range Desert Group’s operating three R’s were reconnaissance, road-watching, and raiding. “The problem,” a member said, “is to make yourself so much master over the appalling difficulties of nature—heat, thirst, cold, rain, fatigue—that, overcoming these you yet have physical energy and mental resilience to deal with the greater object, the winning of the war.” The men of the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) in the Middle East in World War ...